Founded in 1945, Musica Viva is Australia’s oldest independent professional performing arts organisation. Musica Viva In Schools reaches 1,300 schools nationwide with 650 of those based in NSW alone.
The group’s professional development manager, Sue Lane, explained to Educator Online how Musica Viva In Schools has been opening the eyes of students and teachers to the creative, social and academic benefits of music education.
Musica Viva has also been educating – and inspiring – through the use of the program Dätiwuy Dreaming, a collaboration between Musica Viva and the National Aboriginal Islander Skill Development Association (NAISDA), which is Australia’s premier Indigenous training college.